Remote Principal Software Architect — Scale & Secure Systems

Patterson Companies Careers; Minnesota; Remote; USD 123,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Patterson Companies Careers is seeking an Software Architect Principal to design, lead, and evolve scalable software architectures across the full stack. You will align architecture with product goals, provide guidance to teams, and drive technology strategy in a remote work setting.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering, product, security, and business stakeholders to ensure secure, reliable, and maintainable systems. A strong leadership and communication skillset is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent education/experience.
• 7 years of progressive technical experience in software engineering/IT architecture.
• Experience designing customer-facing software platforms is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end software solutions across frontend, backend, database, integration, and infrastructure layers.
• Lead architecture planning by translating requirements into designs and technical specs.
• Develop standards and reusable components to enable efficient development.
• Assess solutions for compatibility across applications, platforms, data and tech stacks.
• Mentor engineers and provide architectural oversight without direct supervision.

Skills

Software architecture

Architectural standards

Communication skills

Full-stack development

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership by influence

Problem solving

Security expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Job description

Patterson Companies Careers is seeking an Software Architect Principal to design, lead, and evolve scalable software architectures across the full stack. You will align architecture with product goals, provide guidance to teams, and drive technology strategy in a remote work setting.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering, product, security, and business stakeholders to ensure secure, reliable, and maintainable systems. A strong leadership and communication skillset is essential.